Ponnampet dining: rice, pork, and season
A grounded guide to eating around Ponnampet, where rice breads, pork, wild greens, and home kitchens follow the season.
- dining
- Kodava-cuisine
- seasonal-food
Ponnampet — Kodagu
Stay, eat, trail and taste in Ponnampet.
Kachampuli Extract
The essential fermented souring vinegar made from wild Garcinia fruits.
- recipe
- kodava-cuisine
Kummu Curry
Monsoon wild mushroom curry prepared in a rustic roasted spice and coconut base.
- recipe
- kodava-cuisine
Maddh Puttu
A dense, steamed purple rice cake prepared with medicinal leaf juice.
- recipe
- kodava-cuisine
Thambuttu
A traditional sweet made of mashed bananas, roasted rice flour, and sesame.
- recipe
- kodava-cuisine
Getting to Ponnampet
Distances from the gateway cities, via Madikeri.
Bangalore 250 km
The state capital and the main air gateway — fly in, then drive up through the ghats.
Mysore 117 km
The palace city and the domestic hub — Hyderabad & Chennai flyers land here, then drive up along the Kaveri.
Kannur 100 km
The Kerala coast and an international airport — over the Western Ghats via Makutta.
Mangalore 132 km
The coastal port and international airport — the alternate western gateway.
